Old Glory Historical Marker (West Chester, PA)
Union
Monument type:
Statue - standing soldier
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Dedication Date:
1915-05-30
Address:
Chester
Pennsylvania
United States
Inscription:
Old Glory
Chester County, PA Erected by The County of Chester
In grateful commemoration of the heroism, sacrifices, and patriotism of her soldiers, sailors, and marines displayed during the late war of the rebellion for the preservation of the Union and the supremacy of its flag.
Dedicated
Memorial Day 1915
“Let us here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Abraham Lincoln
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Erected by:
County of Chester
Funded by:
Local funding
Run by:
Indigenous Land
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Data Sources:
Historical Monument Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=48892
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